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Trends in affordability of alcohol in New Zealand

Increasing the price of cheap alcohol, such as through excise taxes or minimum pricing schemes, is an important tool in a package of measures that governments can use to reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012: Early Experience with Six Local...

This report examines the early experiences (within the first year) of six local government regions implementing Local Alcohol Policies under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. The approach used qualitative methods (key informant interviews and focus groups) with a range of participants within each of the six regions.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012: Community Experience Survey

The Health Promotion Agency commissioned Colmar Brunton to gain feedback from community members about their experience taking part in activity under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (2012).

Post-earthquake analysis of crime and alcohol outlets in Christchurch:...

This report examines the impacts on and relationships between alcohol outlets and crime patterns in post-quake Christchurch between 2009 and 2014.

Cutting back on alcohol consumption: Key results

This report provides information about the extent to which drinkers think about and attempt to reduce their alcohol consumption, and how they might achieve this.

Skin cancer prevention

Expected Non-Melanoma Skin (Keratinocytic) Cancer incidence in New Zealand...

This report estimates the numbers of diagnoses and the incidence rate of Non-Melanoma Skin (Keratinocytic) Cancer (KC) in New Zealand based on data extracted from a regional collection of pathology records of skin biopsies taken in 2009 to 2013.

New Zealand Alcohol Supply and Demand Structures: Research Report

This report combines a range of administrative information from 2013 and 2014 on licensed premises that sell alcohol, including electronic transaction data (i.e. EFTPOS and credit cards). The research examines patterns from this information on the sale, supply and purchasing of alcohol (but not consumption of alcohol).

Wellbeing and Mental Distress in Aotearoa New Zealand: Snapshot 2016

This snapshot report summarises key findings from the 2016 Mental Health Monitor and 2016 Health and Lifestyles Survey.

Last drinking occasion analysis: 2013/14 to 2015/16 Attitudes and Behaviour...

This report describes behaviours and contexts around the most recent occasion that drinkers consumed at least two alcoholic drinks (the ‘last drinking occasion’). Results were from an analysis of the combined 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 Attitudes and Behaviours towards Alcohol Surveys.

Patterns of social supply of alcohol over time in New Zealand

In New Zealand, adolescents under the minimum purchase age (18 years) are commonly supplied alcohol via social sources including parents/guardians, friends and others (social supply).

Minimising gambling harm

New Zealanders' Participation in Gambling: Results from the 2016...

This report uses data from the 2016 Health and Lifestyles Survey to assess experience, knowledge and opinions about gambling and gambling-related harm among New Zealand adults, both overall and among different social and population groups. Where relevant, results are compared with those from earlier surveys.

Key results - Adults: 2013/14 to 2015/16 Attitudes and Behaviour towards...

This report presents descriptive results about the alcohol-related behaviours, attitudes and experiences of the 10,441 respondents in the Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS) aged 25 years and over (25+ years).